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15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Inland water bodies — Value by country

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Countries reporting
143
Highest
8,069 km2
China, mainland
Lowest
0 km2
Russian Federation
Median
27.2 km2
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,080

What the numbers show

15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Inland water bodies — Value is currently reported for 143 countries. The highest value is 8,069 km2 in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 km2 in Russian Federation.

The median across all reporting countries is 27.2 km2, and the mean is 364.2 km2.

Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 1,800.0%), and the largest decrease in French Guiana (down 100.0%).

15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China, mainland 8,069 km2 2021 up 30.8% rising
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,933 km2 2021 up 2.6% flat
2 India 3,051 km2 2021 up 19.4% rising
3 United Republic of Tanzania 3,462 km2 2021 up 16.7% rising
3 Indonesia 2,798 km2 2021 up 7.3% rising
4 Malawi 1,954 km2 2021 down 1.4% flat
4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,214 km2 2021 up 12.3% rising
5 Mexico 1,643 km2 2021 up 1.4% rising
5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,174 km2 2021 up 36.0% flat
6 Ethiopia 1,550 km2 2021 up 50.8% rising
6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 982.4 km2 2021 up 71.4% rising
7 Kenya 1,326 km2 2021 up 9.0% rising
8 South Africa 1,212 km2 2021 up 45.5% rising
8 Viet Nam 766.5 km2 2021 up 99.3% rising
9 Mozambique 1,105 km2 2021 up 7.0% rising
9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 398.8 km2 2021 up 65.1% rising
10 Uganda 933.2 km2 2021 up 4.7% flat
10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 88.1 km2 2021 down 3.2% rising
11 Rwanda 820.4 km2 2021 up 6.5% rising
11 Syrian Arab Republic 49.3 km2 2021 up 1.2% rising
12 Zambia 768.7 km2 2021 down 3.6% flat
12 Timor-Leste 14.6 km2 2021 down 67.1% volatile
13 Myanmar 757.7 km2 2021 up 31.2% rising
13 Wallis and Futuna Islands 4.4 km2 2021 unchanged flat
14 Brazil 709 km2 2021 unchanged flat
14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.6 km2 2021 unchanged flat
15 Colombia 706.1 km2 2021 up 60.2% rising
16 Madagascar 672.7 km2 2021 up 37.5% rising
17 Zimbabwe 670.2 km2 2021 down 4.3% falling
18 Peru 668.9 km2 2021 up 65.7% rising
19 Papua New Guinea 524.2 km2 2021 up 34.8% rising
20 Angola 514.1 km2 2021 up 83.1% rising
20 Cabo Verde 8.8 km2 2021 up 8.6% rising
21 Pakistan 499.8 km2 2021 up 43.3% rising
21 Côte d'Ivoire 2.8 km2 2021 up 16.7% rising
22 Malaysia 496.3 km2 2021 up 177.4% rising
23 Burundi 441.8 km2 2021 up 4.7% rising
24 Spain 415.4 km2 2021 up 4.3% rising
25 Kazakhstan 348 km2 2021 up 0.2% flat
26 Kyrgyzstan 342 km2 2021 down 12.0% falling
27 Tajikistan 294.7 km2 2021 down 1.0% rising
28 Philippines 282.3 km2 2021 up 21.8% rising
29 Thailand 271.9 km2 2021 down 1.2% flat
30 Afghanistan 253 km2 2021 up 15.3% rising
31 Iraq 226.7 km2 2021 up 52.5% rising
32 Nepal 213.4 km2 2021 up 34.2% rising
33 Ecuador 189.6 km2 2021 up 86.4% rising
34 Saudi Arabia 188.7 km2 2021 down 30.0% rising
35 Namibia 182.3 km2 2021 up 44.1% rising
36 Morocco 159.2 km2 2021 down 4.7% rising
37 Honduras 155.6 km2 2021 up 11.1% rising
38 Cameroon 151.1 km2 2021 up 44.6% rising
39 Guatemala 149.6 km2 2021 up 5.0% rising
40 Chad 139.8 km2 2021 down 38.6% rising
41 Chile 139.3 km2 2021 up 104.0% rising
42 El Salvador 120 km2 2021 up 1.7% flat
43 Nigeria 116.5 km2 2021 up 31.6% rising
44 Algeria 113.9 km2 2021 up 11.1% rising
45 Costa Rica 109.8 km2 2021 up 5.5% rising
45 Japan 109.8 km2 2021 down 0.1% flat
47 Australia and New Zealand 101.1 km2 2021 down 0.3% flat
48 Australia 101 km2 2021 down 0.3% flat
49 Guinea 93.5 km2 2021 up 15.4% rising
50 Sri Lanka 73.4 km2 2021 up 11.2% rising
51 Uzbekistan 69.3 km2 2021 down 1.1% rising
52 Greece 59.8 km2 2021 up 4.0% rising
52 Nicaragua 59.8 km2 2021 up 18.7% rising
54 Sudan 49.2 km2 2021 up 148.5% rising
55 Republic of Korea 49 km2 2021 up 7.5% rising
56 Bhutan 42 km2 2021 up 39.5% rising
57 Dominican Republic 39.6 km2 2021 up 11.9% rising
58 Egypt 34.8 km2 2021 down 1.7% rising
59 Italy 33.6 km2 2021 down 2.0% falling
60 Vanuatu 31.7 km2 2021 up 14.4% rising
61 Turkmenistan 29.4 km2 2021 down 1.3% rising
62 Gabon 27.7 km2 2021 up 9.5% rising
63 Botswana 27.2 km2 2021 up 74.4% rising
63 French Polynesia 27.2 km2 2021 unchanged flat
65 Portugal 26.6 km2 2021 up 19.3% rising
66 Yemen 23.4 km2 2021 up 118.7% rising
67 Guyana 23 km2 2021 up 71.6% rising
68 Eswatini 22.5 km2 2021 down 17.0% rising
69 New Caledonia 21.6 km2 2021 up 41.2% rising
70 Tunisia 20.4 km2 2021 down 4.2% flat
71 Cuba 19.6 km2 2021 up 21.7% flat
72 Azerbaijan 18.5 km2 2021 down 3.1% rising
72 Panama 18.5 km2 2021 up 7.6% rising
74 Congo 17.5 km2 2021 up 33.6% rising
75 Armenia 17 km2 2021 up 28.8% rising
76 Réunion 16.6 km2 2021 up 304.9% volatile
77 Eritrea 16.2 km2 2021 up 97.6% rising
78 Libya 13.5 km2 2021 up 28.6% rising
78 Tonga 13.5 km2 2021 unchanged flat
80 South Sudan 13.3 km2 2021 up 30.4% rising
81 Oman 13.1 km2 2021 up 37.9% rising
82 Cambodia 12.7 km2 2021 up 429.2% volatile
83 Solomon Islands 12 km2 2021 up 46.3% rising
84 Mauritius 11.9 km2 2021 up 22.7% rising
85 Lesotho 10.2 km2 2021 up 54.5% rising
86 Mongolia 9.6 km2 2021 up 7.9% flat
87 Belize 9.4 km2 2021 up 16.0% rising
87 Lebanon 9.4 km2 2021 unchanged rising
89 Central African Republic 8.8 km2 2021 up 44.3% rising
90 Equatorial Guinea 8.6 km2 2021 down 14.0% flat
91 Puerto Rico 7.2 km2 2021 up 26.3% rising
92 Jordan 7.1 km2 2021 up 4.4% rising
93 Djibouti 6.4 km2 2021 up 178.3% rising
94 Fiji 5.6 km2 2021 unchanged flat
95 Cyprus 4.7 km2 2021 up 30.6% rising
96 Sierra Leone 3.9 km2 2021 up 56.0% rising
97 Liberia 3.6 km2 2021 up 50.0% rising
98 Montserrat 3.2 km2 2021 up 300.0% volatile
99 Mauritania 3.1 km2 2021 up 1,450.0% volatile
100 Haiti 2.6 km2 2021 up 160.0% rising
101 United Arab Emirates 1.9 km2 2021 up 1,800.0% volatile
102 Samoa 1.6 km2 2021 unchanged flat
103 Mali 1.2 km2 2021 up 140.0% rising
104 Paraguay 1 km2 2021 up 66.7% rising
104 Somalia 1 km2 2021 up 100.0% rising
106 Northern Mariana Islands 0.8 km2 2021 unchanged flat
106 Niger 0.8 km2 2021 — volatile
108 Comoros 0.6 km2 2021 up 200.0% volatile
108 Togo 0.6 km2 2021 up 50.0% rising
110 Albania 0.5 km2 2021 up 25.0% rising
110 Bangladesh 0.5 km2 2021 up 25.0% rising
110 France 0.5 km2 2021 unchanged flat
113 American Samoa 0.4 km2 2021 unchanged flat
113 Jamaica 0.4 km2 2021 down 42.9% volatile
115 Mayotte 0.3 km2 2021 unchanged rising
116 Ghana 0.2 km2 2021 — volatile
116 Croatia 0.2 km2 2021 unchanged flat
116 Montenegro 0.2 km2 2021 unchanged flat
116 Palestine, State of 0.2 km2 2021 — volatile
116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2 km2 2021 up 100.0% rising
116 Martinique 0.2 km2 2021 — volatile
116 Brunei Darussalam 0.2 km2 2021 up 100.0% rising
123 Grenada 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
123 New Zealand 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
123 Senegal 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
123 Guadeloupe 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
123 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
128 French Guiana 0 km2 2021 down 100.0% falling
128 Russian Federation 0 km2 2021 — volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Inland water bodies — Value
Unit
km2
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
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Coverage
180 places, 1,080 data points, 2000–2021
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